interprotomer

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adjective

Between the protomers of an oligomeric protein.

OriginEnglish protomer ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterprotomer (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryBetween the protomers of an oligomeric protein.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishprotomer
  8. Englishinterprotomer

From inter- + protomer.

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APA

interprotomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprotomer

MLA

“interprotomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprotomer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interprotomer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interprotomer.

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